Tank and washing-drum.



J. KEARNS.

TANK AND-WASHING DRUM.

APPUCATION FILED mnvza. I915 1,1 60,512; Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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TANK AND WASHING DRUM.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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JOHN KEARNS, or onrcorns FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

TANK AND WASHING-DRUM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Application filed May 21, 1915. Seriaf'lgo. 29,678.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN KEARNs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicopee Falls, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improve- 'nents in Tanks and ashing-Drums, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tanks and washing drums. v

More specifically, it relates to such apparatus as is applied in the process of reclaiming rubber from scraps of fabric or other waste material.

Anobject of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive apparatus wherein waste material, containing rubber, may be sub jected to a thorough washing in a solvent solution- Another object is to provide a structure cooperative with the above wherein the waste material, after having been washed in the solvent solution. may be allowed to drain while anotherbatch of scraps is being washed.

Another object is to provide an improved structure of the class described, wherein the washing and draining processes may be carried on rapidly and efficiently.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the detailed description to follow.

In general, my apparatus comprises a tank with two compartments, a drum, the peripheral surface thereof being perforated, said drum adapted to be rotated in either compartment, a door in the drum to allow material to be placed therein, and operative supporting means and driving connections for said drum. One compartment is adapted to contain a solvent solution for .rubber and the'drum, adapted to contain the material from which the rubber is to be reclaimed. is rotatable Within this compartment, The solvent enters the drum through the numerous holes in the periphery there of and dissolves the rubber from the scrap material. The drum is so mounted that it may be swung over the second compartment to allow the scrap material, from which the rubber has been dissolved, to drop through the door of the drum upon a screen. Here, the material is allowed to drain, and the solvent solution passes to the bottom of the tank.

A preferred embodiment of my invention apparatus,

is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my apparatus. Fig; 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an end, elevational view, partly in section, of the washing drum. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views hereinafter to be described.

Referring to the drawings, particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 is a boxlike structure built up, preferably, of plates and angle irons. Centrally located and vertically arranged within the structure 1 is a partition 4. of waterproof; material which formstwo compartments 2 and 3. The compartment 3 is provided near the lower portion thereof with a screen 1710f wire mesh or othersuitable material, said screen being suitably supported by angle irons riveted to the member 1. Secured to the sides of the structure 1 and slightly below the top are angle iron shelves These shelves 22 support a pair of bearingslO centrally arranged with respect to the structure 1. Also mounted on the shelves 212 are two pairs of bearings 13 and let centrally arranged with respect to the compartments 3 and respectively. Rotatably mountedwvithin the journals 10 is a shaft 11 adapted to be driven from any suitable source of power by the pulley Loosely mounted and centrally pivoted upon the shaft 11 are a pair of levers or arms 6. The arms 6 at one extremity are journaled-to receive the stub shafts 8 which are fixedly secured to a drum 7. The arms 6 at the other estremity are provided with The drum 7, more clearly shown in Fig.

3, comprises a pair of heads 7, connected by flanges to the stub shafts 8, and a cylindrically bent plate 7?, suitably connected to the heads 7 by angle irons and rivets. The entire peripheral surface of the plate 7 is perforated with small holes 16. A door 19, also perforated with-holes 16, is hinged to the drum? at 20. The lower edge of the door 19 is provided with slots 22' (see Figs. 4 and 5) and located within the slots 22' are the T-shaped handles 21. The latter are rotatably mounted in the plate 7 and are adapted, when in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5 to keep the door l9 closed. vl/Vhen,

.however, the handles 21 are given a quarter fabric and subjects them to a thorough washing. After this'operation has continued a sutficient'len'gth of time to dissolve all of the rubber from the fabric scraps, the power is stopped, and the lever arms 6 are rotated through an arc of 180 degrees bringing the drum over the compartment 3. The door 19 is then opened, and the scraps within the drum are allowed to fall upon the screen 17 Here they are allowed to drain, the liquid passing. to the bottom 18 of the compartment from whence it may be drawn off by any suitable means. What. I-claim is-- 1. A tank and washing drum, comprising,

incombination, a tank divided into two compartments, a drum, the peripheral surface thereof being perforated, means to rotate said. drum, and means to support said drum over and partially within either compartment, as desired.

2. A tank and washing drum, comprising, in combination, a tank divided into two compartments, a drum, the peripheral surface Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for thereof being perforated, a door in said drum, means tohold said door in a closed position, means to rotate said drum, and means to support said drum over-and partially within either compartment.

3. A tank and washing drum, comprising, in combination, a tank divided into two compartments, a drum, the peripheral surface thereof being perforated, a door in said drum, means to hold said door in a closed position, levers centrally and pivotally mounted on said tank, said levers adapted to support said drum over either compartment as desired, and means to rotate said drum.

4. A tank and washing drum, comprising, in combination, a tank divided into two compartments, counterweighted arms pivotally mounted on said tank, a drum the peripheral surface thereof being perforated, said drum being rotatably mounted in and supported by said arms, said arms adapted to support said drum over and partially within either compartment as desired, a door in the peripheral surface of said drum, means to lock said door to said drum, and means to rotate said drum in either compartment, as desired.

5. A tank and washing drum, comprising, in combination, a tank divided into two com partments, a screen in one of said compartments, counterweighted arms centrally and pivotally mounted on said tank, a drum the peripheral surface thereof being perforated, said drum adapted to be rotatably supportsaid driving means.

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